Disability Studies affords students the opportunity to engage in an interdisciplinary study of disability through cultural, historical, legal, medical, political, and social constructs. Students who complete the minor will acquire knowledge about the meaning and significance of disabilities, define and theorize the impact of disability in a variety of constructs, and examine how various critical lenses offered by disability studies theory impact the assessment of disability alongside class, ethnicity and race, gender and sexuality, and other identities/expressions.
Minor Requirements
Fifteen (15) credit hours from the following list of courses. At least three (3) at the 300 or 400 level; other courses with relevant content may be substituted with approval of program coordinator. No more than three (3) courses from a single discipline may be applied toward satisfying the minor.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| IDIS 311 | Introduction to Disability Studies | 3 |
| Four (4) courses from the following: | 12 | |
| Survey of Special Education: Characteristics and Legal Issues | ||
| Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities | ||
| Supporting Students with Disabilities in the General Curriculum | ||
| Writing with Digital Media | ||
| Fictions of Disability | ||
| Writing & Literacy Digital Age | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Shakespeare: The Early Plays | ||
| Shakespeare:Later Plays | ||
| Disability and Literature | ||
| Urban Design | ||
| Museum Accessibility | ||
| Beethoven | ||
| Psychology of Exceptional Children and Youth | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | |
Disability Studies Program
Jennifer D. Walker, Program Coordinator, College of Education
Affiliated Faculty
Susanne Brenta Blevins, Department of English and Linguistics
Julia Anne DeLancey, Department of Art and Art History
Alex G. Ecklund, Office of Disability Resources
Christofer C. Foss, Department of English and Linguistics
Christine R. Henry, Department of Historic Preservation
Virginia H. Mackintosh, Department of Psychological Science
Andréa D. Livi Smith, Department of Historic Preservation
Danielle Smith, Office of Disability Resources
Cristina Turdean, Department of Historic Preservation
Robert L. Wells, Department of Music
Jessica Zeitz Self, Department of Computer Science